Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Ok. Selvaperunthagai has lodged a proper grievance with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president, objecting to feedback made by occasion colleague Praveen Chakravarty that unfavorably compares Tamil Nadu’s funds with Uttar Pradesh’s.
Talking to reporters in Chennai on Friday, Selvaperunthagai stated such statements have been utterly in opposition to the ideological stand of the Congress.
“Congress occasion employees won’t ever reward the BJP or the RSS. We’ll by no means legitimize the Uttar Pradesh authorities. Jungle Raj is going on in Uttar Pradesh. If Praveen Chakravarty legitimizes it, how can he turn out to be an MP?” he requested.
Selvaperuntagay stated he had reported the matter to the occasion’s nationwide management.
“I’ve lodged a grievance with the AICC president. We is not going to permit anybody to misuse the title of our chief Rahul Gandhi, straight or not directly. Why ought to somebody misuse his title in Tamil Nadu? We can not permit some people to run a political occasion parallel to the TNCC,” he stated.
The controversy arose from Praveen Chakravarty’s X publish, during which he stated that Tamil Nadu presently has the very best debt steadiness amongst all states, declaring that in 2010, Uttar Pradesh’s debt was greater than twice that of Tamil Nadu, however now Tamil Nadu has overtaken UP.
He additionally identified that Tamil Nadu’s curiosity burden is the third highest after Punjab and Haryana, and its debt-to-GSDP ratio stays nicely above pre-COVID-19 ranges.
Reacting, Selvaperunthagai stated Chakravarthy’s feedback amounted to supporting Bharatiya Janata Celebration-ruled Uttar Pradesh whereas weakening Tamil Nadu.
“Earlier, we had allowed him sure actions, nevertheless it was minor and primarily for propaganda functions. However right this moment, supporting Uttar Pradesh rule over Tamil Nadu is unacceptable. No member of Congress from Tamil Nadu will settle for this,” he stated.
“These intellectuals ought to reply what sort of governance is occurring in Uttar Pradesh. Individuals cannot even query their authorities there. If anybody questions, they are going to be encountered or jailed or the JCB will come to their home. No matter Praveen Chakravarty says just isn’t the voice of the Congress occasion,” he stated, accusing him of attempting to create chaos throughout the Indian Union in Tamil Nadu.
The problem additionally triggered a pointy response from the ruling DMK. Celebration spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai questioned Chakravarty’s silence on the Union authorities’s funds.
“Has this knowledgeable ever given such an insightful opinion on a central financial institution authorities that has borrowed round Rs 200 crore? Did he say that the scenario in India is a trigger for concern? Are RSS stooges solely within the central financial institution?” Annadurai requested in a publish on X.
The incident exposes new tensions throughout the ruling alliance in Tamil Nadu, and the TNCC has made it clear that it’s firmly against any narrative that’s seen as legitimizing the BJP-ruled state on the expense of Tamil Nadu.
“pushed by private ambition”
A number of Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu additionally alleged that Praveen Chakravarty’s latest political interference was pushed by private ambitions moderately than occasion pursuits.
In accordance with occasion sources, Chakravarti is alleged to be pushing for an alliance between the Congress and TVK.
Chakravarti, who joined the Congress in 2017, faces resistance from state leaders who accuse him of attempting to destabilize the Indian alliance in Tamil Nadu. A number of senior leaders of TNCC and AICC are stated to have distanced themselves from him after they expressed issues over his political choices.
Celebration insiders additionally level to his previous position within the now-defunct Shakti Mission, which was scrapped by Congress management, as proof that his methods have yielded poor electoral outcomes previously.
Nonetheless, the DMK views the latest assaults by Praveen as ideological moderately than political.
A senior DMK official advised ThePrint that Praveen Chakravarthy’s latest concentrate on Tamil Nadu’s debt is a “deliberate political narrative” aimed toward undermining the DMK authorities’s money help scheme for girls and Pongal aid.
“Earlier, he had brazenly attacked financial help to girls. When his arguments did not resonate, he shifted his goal, particularly since Congress-ruled Telangana and Karnataka have comparable schemes in place. Now, so-called state debt burden has turn out to be the brand new device,” the chief stated.
Much like the BJP’s previous strategy, the DMK chief recalled that the RSS-BJP ecosystem had opposed comparable plans in 2022 and even warned the Supreme Courtroom that India would “find yourself like Sri Lanka”.
“The identical Bharatiya Janata Celebration later adopted a money switch scheme for girls. Our message is evident. We’ll by no means cease the month-to-month monetary help to girls beneath the DMK authorities,” the occasion chief added.
(Edited by Vinny Mishra)
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